Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputy resigns after DUI arrest

Early Monday morning, Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies found another deputy passed out behind the wheel of a car parked in a turning lane on U.S. 41. The deputies tried several times before they could wake Corrections Deputy Emanuel Clement up.

Clement, 28, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, the sheriff’s office announced early Monday afternoon. Before he could be fired, the deputy resigned his position.

At 3:24 a.m., a caller reported an unresponsive driver behind the wheel of a car at US 41 North and Moccasin Wallow Road. Deputies arrived to the intersection, to find Clement parked in the right turn lane of northbound U.S. 41.

Clement was hired as a correction deputy in November of 2015.

Jessica De Leon

Bradenton Herald

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Jessica De Leon has been covering crime, courts and law enforcement for the Bradenton Herald since 2013. She has won numerous awards for her coverage including the Florida Press Club’s Lucy Morgan Award for In-Depth Reporting in 2016 for her coverage into the death of 11-year-old Janiya Thomas.